Name: Basic oatcakes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 150g ground oats (oatmeal); 1 tsp butter or dairy-free margarine; 125 ml boiling water

Basic oatcakes

11 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Background

These oatcakes are gluten, egg, salt & sugar-free (and, using appropriate margarine, can be dairy-free too) so it would be a perfect base in various diets. Also, the oatcakes are ideal as crackers for cheese & dips. You can grind them into crumbs which then can be used for desserts such as cheesecake, trifle or crumble.

Ingredients

150g ground oats (oatmeal)
1 tsp butter or dairy-free margarine
125 ml boiling water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
Boil the water, then add the butter. When the butter is melted stir in the oatmeal.
Let it stand for a while, until the oatmeal soaks up the water and a dough forms.
Using your fingers, form small dumplings and place them on the baking sheet. Flatten them your fingers or a spoon (to about half a cm thick). It doesn't matter if their shape is irregular.
Bake for about 25 minutes until lightly browned.
Move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
When cooled you can grind them into rough or smooth crumbs.

Tips

The oatcakes are quite crunchy, but you can add more butter to make them softer.
Make sure you use gluten-free oatmeal if gluten is an issue in your diet!
You can make oatmeal yourself by grinding oats (this is much cheaper than buying oatmeal).